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Table 6 Stapler Performance: Rating questions, Sagittal placement

From: Stapler access and visibility in the deep pelvis: A comparative human cadaver study between a computerized right angle linear cutter versus a curved cutting stapler

Rating

Stapler used

Excellent

Adequate

Poor

Odds Ratio (for poorer results)

P Value

Ease of placement in the pelvis

RALC

CC

38 (79%)

13 (27%)

10 (21%)

21 (44%)

0

14 (29%)

0.08

< .0001

Ease of placement around the colon and rectum

RALC

CC

36 (75%)

27 (56%)

11 (23%)

8 (17%)

1 (2%)

13 (27%)

0.29

0.007

Ability to hold and retain tissue without slippage

RALC

CC

46 (98%)

32 (68%)

0

2 (4%)

1 (2%)

13 (28%)

0.04

0.002

Visibility

RALC

CC

38 (79%)

21 (44%)

10 (21%)

14 (29%)

0

13 (27%)

0.16

0.0001

Pelvic access

RALC

CC

37 (77%)

15 (31%)

11 (23%)

20 (42%)

0

13 (27%)

0.10

< .0001

  1. RALC = Right Angle Linear Cutter
  2. CC = Curved Cutter